Nakhon Si Thammarat province

Nakhon Si Thammarat
นครศรีธรรมราช
Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Other transcription(s)
  Southern Thaiนครศรีธรรมราช (pronounced [nàʔ.kʰɔ̂ːn.síː.tʰām.mǎʔ.rǎt̚])
คอน (pronounced [kʰɔ̂ːn])
  MalayLigor (Rumi)
From left to right, top to bottom : Nakhon Si Thammarat City Wall, Wat Phra Mahathat, Nakhon Si Thammarat PAO Stadium, Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport, Aerial view of Talumphuk Cape and Gulf of Thailand
Nickname(s): 
Muangkhon (Thai: เมืองคอน)
Nakhon (Thai:นคร)
Motto(s): 
เราชาวนครฯ อยู่เมืองพระ มั่นอยู่ในสัจจะศีลธรรม กอปรกรรมดี มีมานะพากเพียร ไม่เบียดเบียนทำอันตรายผู้ใด
("We the Nakhon people's, the city of Buddhism. Strong in moral truth, good karma and perseverance. Never encroach nor harm anyone")
Map of Thailand highlighting Nakhon Si Thammarat province
Coordinates: 8°25′7″N 99°57′49″E / 8.41861°N 99.96361°E / 8.41861; 99.96361
CountryThailand
CapitalNakhon Si Thammarat
Government
  GovernorSomchai Leelanoi
Area
  Total
9,885 km2 (3,817 sq mi)
  Rank18th
Population
 (2024)
  Total
1,534,653
  Rank9th
  Density155/km2 (400/sq mi)
   Rank25th
Human Achievement Index
  HAI (2022)0.6263 "somewhat low"
Ranked 61st
GDP
  Totalbaht 154 billion
(US$5.3 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
80xxx
Calling code075
ISO 3166 codeTH-80
Websitenakhonsithammarat.go.th
Nakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช
Government
  TypeLocal administrative divisions
  BodyNakhon Si Thammarat Provincial Administrative Organization
  PresidentWarin Chinwong
Websitenakhonsi.go.th

Nakhon Si Thammarat province (Thai: จังหวัดนครศรีธรรมราช, pronounced [ná(ʔ).kʰɔ̄ːn sǐː tʰām.mā.râːt]) is a province (changwat) of Thailand, on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. As of 2018, it was the most populous province of Southern Thailand, with a population of approximately 1.5 million. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Songkhla, Phatthalung, Trang, Krabi and Surat Thani.